TSB B010520 — BMW Service bulletin

B010520 is a service bulletin on file with NHTSA for 2 BMW models, 2014–2018 model years. A TSB is factory repair guidance, not a recall — the repair is not automatically free.

What the bulletin says. The vehicle demonstrates a power loss and the malfunction indicator lamp (MIL) on. The following fault codes may be stored in the DDE: 24CE00 Hot film air mass meter: Ratio of measured to calculated air mass too high 27F000 Charge air hose monitoring in idle: Charge air hose…

NHTSA's own summary of the document, quoted from the public manufacturer-communications file.

1Document filed
2Vehicles named
5Model years

Vehicles and model years B010520 names

VehicleModel years
BMW X3 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018
BMW X5 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018

Every document filed under B010520

Document IDFiledType
B010520 January 23, 2024 Service bulletin

What B010520 covers

Engine — the component vocabulary NHTSA files this communication under.

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Questions buyers ask

What is TSB B010520?

B010520 is a service bulletin filed with NHTSA by BMW, covering 2 BMW models across the 2014–2018 model years. NHTSA's summary reads: The vehicle demonstrates a power loss and the malfunction indicator lamp (MIL) on. The following fault codes may be stored in the DDE: 24CE00 Hot film air mass meter: Ratio of measured to calculated air mass too high 27F000 Charge air hose monitoring in idle: Charge air hose…

Which vehicles does B010520 cover?

NHTSA's file names BMW X3 (2014–2018); BMW X5 (2014–2018). A bulletin number can be re-issued against more vehicles later, so check the model-year list on this page against your own.

Is TSB B010520 a recall, and is the repair free?

No. B010520 is repair guidance the manufacturer sent its dealers, not a safety defect finding. You pay for the work unless the vehicle is still under warranty. Recall repairs, by contrast, are always free.

How do I get the full text of B010520?

Take the document ID to a dealer's service desk, or search NHTSA's manufacturer-communications records. This page carries every document ID filed under B010520, its date, and NHTSA's own summary from the public file.

Data updated 2026-08-20 from NHTSA's public records

Every number on this page is a count of records in the federal complaint, recall, and investigation files published by NHTSA's Office of Defects Investigation. This page lists only what NHTSA's manufacturer-communications file records under B010520. Check any specific vehicle's open recalls by VIN at nhtsa.gov/recalls.